More quotes by Ludwig van Beethoven

"Music is ... A higher revelation than all Wisdom & Philosophy"
"Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life."
"Don’t only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets, for it and knowledge can raise men to the divine."
"I would rather write 10,000 notes than a single letter of the alphabet."
"Art! Who comprehends her? With whom can one consult concerning this great goddess?"